Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Tourism Ministry Ad Showing Afric...
September 27, 2010, (PTI): An advertisement by Tourism Ministry today sparked a controversy with Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh protesting against depicti

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No Scientific Rigour In Report On...
September 28, 2010: “Disappointed" by the report of six top scientific academies on genetically modified crops that had recommended an immediate release of Bt

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Jairam Ramesh On Environment And...
September 28, 2010:Jairam Ramesh Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forests, Government of India, is a clear thinking human being. One mi

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Elephants Killed By Train: Ramesh...
September 24, 2010, (PTI):  Upset over the death of seven jumbos on train tracks in West Bengal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said he would soon m

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Forest, Rail Meet To Save Jumbo
September 25, 2010: Forest and railway officials today came up with steps to prevent elephant deaths on tracks running through the Dooars, reaching a “consens

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New Collaborative Process Can Hel...
September 21, 2010, Solomons, Md.: In an era when fisheries management is rife with controversy, new research led by a team of University of Maryland Center f

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UNDP Steps In To Save Marine Sanc...
August 29, 2010, Sindhudurg: The state forest department has been unable to conserve the first marine sanctuary of Maharashtra at Malwan in Sindhudurg. Recent

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Unfair Share, Uncertain Futures
September 20, 2010: As the world finalises an International Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), concerns in India remain regarding the efficacy of Nat

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Jairam Ramesh To Widen His ‘Range...
September 26, 2010: The landmark Vedanta Mines judgment by Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has brought hope to environmentalists and wildlife experts

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India Reaches Out To Small Island...
September 21, 2010, New York, PTI: India has reached out to small island states, which are the most vulnerable to climate change, to convey its sensitivity to

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Biodiversity As Important To Indi...
September 26, 2010, New York, PTI: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has underlined that Convention on Biodiversity was equally important to India as combati

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Climate Change: Jairam Slams US '...
September 27, 2010: Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday made a scathing attack on the United States' "commitment to climate change".

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